From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Feb 27 5:47:38 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from rain.macguire.net (sense-sea-MegaSub-1-125.oz.net [216.39.144.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7FF037B400 for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:47:34 -0800 (PST) Received: (from roo@localhost) by rain.macguire.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g1RDiSI37397; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:44:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from roo) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:44:28 -0800 From: Benjamin Krueger To: j mckitrick Cc: Benjamin Krueger , freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First test of GPL in court Message-ID: <20020227054428.M12253@rain.macguire.net> References: <20020227122820.A64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20020227142005.A16555@energyhq.homeip.net> <20020227132417.B64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20020227052928.L12253@rain.macguire.net> <20020227133748.C64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020227133748.C64839@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 01:37:49PM +0000 X-PGP-Key: http://www.macguire.net/benjamin/public_key.asc Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org * j mckitrick (jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org) [020227 05:37]: > | I wish I could just forfeit any contracts I didn't want to deal with > | anymore... I might be richer for it. ;) > > Not a bad idea. :-) > > | Btw, I don't understand your reference to a fantasy world. What is it? > > Basically his idea of 'free software' where proprietary software is all > but eliminated, and everyone works for fun, not profit, and he gets to > stand as god over his 'revolution.' While some folks might decide that is his personal goal, it isn't the stated goal of the GPL or GNU Foundation. Neither may be perfect, but lets not mix facts with pleasure. ;) Besides, everyone knows the revolution will not be gnuified and there is no cabal; only a stack of dirty punchcards and a guy named Hank. (weeee!) -- Benjamin Krueger "From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it." - Groucho Marx ---------------------------------------------------------------- Send mail w/ subject 'send public key' or query for (0x251A4B18) Fingerprint = A642 F299 C1C1 C828 F186 A851 CFF0 7711 251A 4B18 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message